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FLL Fort Lauderdale / ALB Albany

FLL → ALB on time

Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale, FL) to Albany (Albany, NY). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
60%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
595 flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Flights / day
2
3 airlines

60% of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Albany arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 15% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for FLL → ALB: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 50% of the time. About 1 in 8 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 74 three hours or more; 1.8% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 595 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
JetBlue51460%2.1%+2 min13.2%+63 minJetBlue
Allegiant Air60—————Allegiant Air
Southwest Airlines21—————Southwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at FLL). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%6 a.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)6a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (30 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (37 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (46 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (6 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (14 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (51 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (48 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (35 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (16 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (98 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (51 flights)7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (95 flights)8p9 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)9p
FLL → ALB, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

Last flight of the day

On FLL → ALB, each airline's last flight of the day was cancelled 2.1% of the time, against 2.5% for its earlier flights, about the same. It arrived 3+ hours late 4.1% of the time (earlier flights: 0.0%). It matters more than the numbers suggest. Miss an earlier flight and there's another one that evening; miss the last one and you're usually waiting until morning.

AirlineLast departureLast: cancelledLast: 3h+ lateEarlier: cancelledNext morning
JetBlue8:59 p.m.2.1%4.1%2.5%first flight 2:44 p.m.

Last flight = the airline's last scheduled departure on this route that day, on days it flies the route at least twice; past 12 months. Times are typical scheduled times over the latest three months.

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: May (79%). Worst: July (52%).

40%70%100%Jan: 62% on time (138 flights)62JanFeb: 62% on time (167 flights)62FebMar: 59% on time (182 flights)59MarApr: 73% on time (169 flights)73AprMay: 79% on time (102 flights)79MayJun: 66% on time (111 flights)66JunJul: 52% on time (126 flights)52JulAug: 57% on time (124 flights)57AugSep: too few flights (76 flights)SepOct: too few flights (80 flights)OctNov: 59% on time (107 flights)59NovDec: 56% on time (125 flights)56Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday11658%2.6%
Tuesday61——
Wednesday60——
Thursday77——
Friday11654%0.0%
Saturday86——
Sunday79——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 54%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 4%Security 1%

Cancellations: weather 8 · airline 3

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
B6 10888:30 p.m.19053%2.1%+11 minJetBlue
B6 878:59 p.m.12561%3.2%−4 minJetBlue

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Nov 29, 202530%0
Aug 7, 202630%0
Jul 24, 202630%0
Mar 6, 202630%0
Apr 2, 202630%0

Questions

How often are flights from FLL to ALB on time?

60% of 595 scheduled flights from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Albany, NY arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from FLL to ALB?

July (52% on time). The best month is May (79%), over 2023–2026.

Is the last flight of the day from FLL to ALB more likely to be cancelled?

Not much. Each airline's last FLL–ALB flight of the day was cancelled 2.1% of the time over the past year, against 2.5% for its earlier flights. If the last flight is cancelled, the next one is usually the following morning.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.